Author Archives: Giggles

Questions from my trip

14 August 2006, 12:33 pm by Giggles

Categories: Questions

As I was traveling this weekend, I was struck by several ponderables. Why on escalators and moving sidewalks can they not get the timing right so your feet and the handrail go at the same time? The handrail always goes … Keep reading →

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My vacuum sucks

8 August 2006, 9:45 pm by Giggles

Categories: Life, Science & Tech

My vacuum sucks, big time. And it’s great. It’s a little louder than I’m used to. It has swivel caster wheels, so it’s a lot more maneuverable than I’m used to as well. But it really sucks. And because it … Keep reading →

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What makes it work

5 August 2006, 10:17 pm by Giggles

Categories: Learn Something, Random, Science & Tech

Last summer a friend of mine told me a very important piece of information. Just about everything we use runs on smoke. If you let the smoke out, the thing doesn’t work so well. He discovered this amazing fact one … Keep reading →

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I get paid for this?

4 August 2006, 12:04 pm by Giggles

Categories: Happy Things, Work

I think when you have a job that lets you just lie in bed till 11 in the morning, not because you are tired and not because you are sick and not because you were up too late, but because … Keep reading →

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24 hours later

2 August 2006, 4:22 pm by Giggles

Categories: Science & Tech, Venting, Work

Twenty-four hours later and 20 of my 33 computers are still upgrading themsleves. So much for pulling them out of the box and having them ready to go. And my classroom is hotter than hot because the computers have had … Keep reading →

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Mac lies

1 August 2006, 4:00 pm by Giggles

Categories: Science & Tech, Venting, Work

The most annoying commercials in the world for me are Mac computer commercials. I have never seen a bigger bunch of 30 second lies. Today the lie I would like to focus on is their claim that all you have … Keep reading →

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